2006 Hyundai SONATA problems and owner complaints

WE BOUGHT OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA ON TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2005. WE WERE DRIVING ON A WINDY ROAD ON SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005. WE WERE UNSURE AFTER JUST TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN OF THE CORRECT DIRECTION SO WE WERE TRAVELING RELATIVELY SLOWLY FOR THIS ROAD AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE MAILBOXES TO SEE IF THEY WERE INCREASING IN NUMBER. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND IN A LEFT CURVE IN THE ROAD. THE BRAKES/WHEELS LOCKED , THERE WAS SOME RUBBER SCREECHING, AND THE BACK END OF THE CAR FISH TAILED. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT TO TURN THE ES…

Owner-reported narrative. 209 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130508 at NHTSA ↗

THE SEAT-BELT WARNING CHIME ON THIS VEHICLE ACTIVATES THE MOMENT THE DRIVER'S BELT IS UNBUCKLED EVEN IF THE CAR IS AT REST, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE IS IN PARK, AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS SET. THIS LOUD, GRATING CHIME REPEATS EVERY 6 SECS. ALTHOUGH I ASSUME THE SYSTEM MEETS CURRENT NHTSA RULES PER SE, THERE IS A SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ON INTERNET FORUMS FROM PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY, LIKE MOST DRIVERS, HAVE OCCASION TO BE IN THE VEHICLE NOT IN TRAFFIC WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. EXAMPLES I…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10135572 at NHTSA ↗

BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA MARCH 18, 2006 AT OURISMAN HYUNDAI IN LAUREL, MD. A WEEK LATER, MARCH 25, 2006, HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ENGINE OVER HEATED, WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE FANS NOT WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED A FAN MODULE AND PLACED IT IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO TAKE ANOTHER BRAND NEW 2006 SONATA AS A LOANER UNTIL MY CAR WAS FIXED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I DID NOT WANT MY CAR BACK AND TO GIVE ME ANOTHER 2006 SONATA. AFTER DAYS OF CALLING BACK TO SEE IF THEY WOULD, THEY REF…

Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10155597 at NHTSA ↗

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE OVER STEERS VERY BADLY. HE STATES THAT IF ONE BARELY TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL LUNGE INTO THAT DIRECTION. HAS TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION CONSUMER WANTS IT TO GO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND HE WANTED THEM TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE HE DID NOT FEEL THAT HIS WIFE WAS SAFE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10134994 at NHTSA ↗

THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED (NO OPTION FOR 2007 WAS AVAILABLE IN DROP DOWN MENU) (ISSUE 1) AT OR AROUND THE INITIAL FEW DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY I BEGAN TO NOTICE ABRUPT VIBRATION AND SHAKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL; SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO FEEL IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE TO BE IN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. NONETHELESS, DEALER ATTEMPTED WHEEL BALANCE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10176541 at NHTSA ↗

1. REAR PASSENGER SIDE REPEAT RATTLING THUMPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH CAUSING DISTURBANCE AND AGITATION TO CABIN DRIVER OR PASSENGERS 2. REAR PASSENGER SIDE DRONING-HUMMING ECHO NOISE MORE NOTICEABLE OVER 40 MPH AND AT STEADY MAINTAINED SPEED CAUSING DISTURBANCE AND AGITATION TO CABIN DRIVER OR PASSENGERS 3. SLOSHING NOISE OF GASOLINE IN GAS TANK AFTER THE GAS TANK IS FILLED AND A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED IN AND AROUND THE GAS TANK AREA AFTER THE GAS TANK IS FILLED CAUSING DISTURBANCE AND AGITATION …

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150376 at NHTSA ↗

THUMPING NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM REAR SUSPENSION ON BUMPY ROADS. FEELS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPERIENCE IF THE GAS TANK WERE LOOSE, OR EXHAUST HIT UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR, OR IF SPARE TIRE WERE LOOSE IN THE TRUNK. BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARMER WEATHER, AND AFTER 5000 MILES. SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON HANDLING OR STABILITY. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, BUT INSISTED THAT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF SUSPENSION DESIGN AND NOTHING WAS WRONG NOR COULD ANYTHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165152 at NHTSA ↗

TL* - WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ROAR LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WOULD ONLY GO DOWN APPROXIMATELY AN INCH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT WITH NO RESULTS. AT THIS POINT CONTACT WENT TO THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE ROAD CHANGING THE VEHICLE FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL MODE. THE CONTACT DOWN SH…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,826 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179108 at NHTSA ↗

OCCURRED THREE DAYS SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 4-CYLINDER 4-DOOR SEDAN. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SUMMER OF 2006. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN JAN 2007 AND MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS ON JAN 28, 2008. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COMING TO A STOP BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP. CAR STALLED WITH BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER. *CN

Owner-reported narrative. 27,943 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216379 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH AND THE ECU SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75000.

Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10295076 at NHTSA ↗